Valverde Martinez Amparo, Roldan Ortiz Susana, Fornell Ariza Mercedes, Castro Santiago Maria Jesús
General Surgery University Hospital Puerta del Mar from Cádiz Avda. Ana de Viya s/n Cádiz 11009 Spain.
Clin Case Rep. 2016 Sep 8;4(10):1013-1016. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.670. eCollection 2016 Oct.
The splenic epidermoid cysts are rare benign tumors, and a definitive treatment remains unclear. Although some spleen-preserving approaches have been reportedly used, splenic cyst recurrence usually occurs in true cyst cases, wherein the cyst is incompletely removed. In our case, partial splenectomy was performed and the giant cyst was completely removed.